“The effort to understand the universe is one of the very few things which lifts human life a little above the level of farce and gives it some of the grace of tragedy.”
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Weinberg, S. (n.d.). The effort to understand the universe is one of the very few things which lifts human life a little above the level of farce and gives it some of the grace of tragedy. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/36922-the-effort-to-understand-the-universe-is-one/
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Weinberg, Steven. “The effort to understand the universe is one of the very few things which lifts human life a little above the level of farce and gives it some of the grace of tragedy.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/36922-the-effort-to-understand-the-universe-is-one/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Weinberg, Steven. “The effort to understand the universe is one of the very few things which lifts human life a little above the level of farce and gives it some of the grace of tragedy.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/36922-the-effort-to-understand-the-universe-is-one/.